Parts of Speech
"Parts of speech" refer to the different types of words in the English language, based on their function and role within a sentence.
Here are the main parts of speech in English:
Nouns
Nouns are words that usually represent people, places, things, or ideas.
Examples:
book, teacher, happiness, school, cat ...
Pronouns
Pronouns take the place of nouns in a sentence to prevent repetition.
Examples:
I, she, you, it, they ...
Verbs
Verbs express actions or states of being.
Examples:
live, go, eat, prefer, be ...
Adjectives
Adjectives modify or describe nouns or pronouns.
Examples:
good, cold, happy, beautiful, expensive ...
Adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing additional information about time, place, manner, or degree.
Examples:
extremely, carefully, always, very, here ...
Prepositions
Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other parts of a sentence, typically expressing relations in terms of space or time.
Examples:
in, under, after, with, from ...
Exercises
What part of speech is the underlined word?
1We went to the beach in the morning.
Verb
2His father drives very slowly.
Adverb
3They never speak with us.
Pronoun
4We usually buy bread at the local bakery.
Noun
5The weather was fantastic.
Adjective
6She posted a photo of her daughter on Instagram.
Preposition